Good morning Canberra. Today is another total fire ban with a top temperature of 41 degrees and more smoke haze expected. Here's what's making news.

Crews injured and homes lost as NSW burns

Three firefighters are being treated for burns after their truck was overrun by a blaze southwest of Sydney with fears dozens of homes may have been lost.

Sport

Why Canberra is ideal for Big Bash expansion

Subscriber only: Sydney Thunder recruit Alex Ross says Cricket Australia should consider the capital as an expansion destination.

The teenage rookie ready to drive the Brumbies

Subscriber only: Reesjan Pasitoa and his mum packed up the car and set off on a 13-hour journey to chase his Super Rugby dream.

Green Machine's attitude pleases Ricky Stuart

Subscriber only: Canberra coach pleased his players have come back ready to put 2019 behind them and do the hard work again.

Capitals dealt blow with bad Griffin injury

Canberra Capitals captain Kelsey Griffin has been ruled out for six weeks of the WNBL with an ankle injury.

Times Past

The story of Azaria Chamberlain is a well known case in Australian history and while we now know the truth about what happened on that fateful night, in 1981 there was still uncertainty around the cause of the nine-week-old baby girl's disappearance. The Canberra Times reported on this day, 1981, that the Coroner's court visited a dingo lair near the site of Azaria's disappearance and Phil Rice, QC, described the lair as being "a stones throw" from where her clothing had been found. The court party and media representatives walked around the area where the Chamberlain's claimed they were when Azaria disappeared from their tent. READ MORE